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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister can prove it to us by sharing with us his analysis and data. Does he have that data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Have his officials done an analysis where they have shown, in each of the areas of development cost, what the cost reduction per unit is in an actual scheme? If so, will he share it with this committee so we can scrutinise it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will the Minister share that with this committee and publish it today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will the Minister share it with us today? His officials would be able to do that during the course of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will he share it with this committee today while we are in session? Any one of his officials can contact the relevant person in the Custom House and have it sent across.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay. When will he share it with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: My time is up and I am conscious it is a tight session for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is okay. I am happy.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and the Minister. The Minister has now been in office for over six months and in my opinion, he has made some spectacularly bad policy decisions. The first, of course, was slashing funding for vital homeless prevention schemes like the tenant in situ scheme, Housing First and CAS acquisitions. The second was emasculating a very good suggestion from...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister is going to go down in history for having introduced a new principle of economics. It is called shrinkflation. It is the idea you can reduce the price of something by reducing the size of something. We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. The price of milk has gone up almost 14% in the last year. Imagine a milk producer said people should not worry because producers...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 24: After subsection (1), to insert the following: "(1A) The holder of a permission shall notify the public of the application by way of a site notice. (1B) In order to ensure adherence with the State’s obligations under the Aarhus Convention and the principles of good planning and development the relevant authority shall provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 362. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of renters claiming the renters tax credit in 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, by local authority, and average value of credit per local authority. [39446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have been issued with the new housing needs demand assessment population and housing targets; and if so, if he will publish them with a breakdown for each local authority, in tabular from. [38966/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers that have been delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department and to set out what those powers are. [38967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the Social Housing Investment Programme received in the past 12 months. [38968/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital advance leasing facility received in the past 12 months. [38969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital assistance scheme received in the past 12 months. [38970/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the cost rental equity loan received in the past 12 months. [38971/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the affordable housing fund received in the past 12 months. [38972/25]